Justice Dept. pulls back grand jury subpoenas for journalists amidst leak probes
TL;DR
The Justice Department withdrew subpoenas that sought Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reporters to testify before a grand jury, part of a broader leak investigation that included an FBI search of a Post reporter’s home earlier this year. It wasn’t immediately clear why the subpoenas were rescinded, but officials and press groups framed the move as a fight over press freedom and the role of reporters in national-security investigations, with DOJ saying reporters were not targeted.
- Justice Department withdraws subpoenas that sought reporters' grand jury testimony, sources say AP News
- DOJ issued subpoenas to force Post, WSJ reporters to testify before grand jury The Washington Post
- Trump administration tried to force journalists to testify before federal grand jury in leak probe NBC News
- Justice Department attempted to force national security reporters to testify before grand jury Politico
- Trump’s DOJ withdrew subpoenas targeting Washington Post and WSJ reporters CNN
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